Ecology and Biomes Quiz

A temperature zone just below the Arctic Circle where the Boreal forest begins.

• subarctic

• Temperate

• caribou

• artic

Moist air flows up the windward side of a mountain range and drops all of its moisture, leaving dry air to fall down the leeward side, causing a

• rain shadow

• puddle of mud

• Coastline

• tropical rainforest

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Ecosystem covered in water year round that can be freshwater, brackish, or marine.

• wetland

• terrestrial region

• swimming pool

• aquatic ecosystem

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When terrestrial biomes meet with aquatic ecosystems, it is called a

• coastline

• river

• port

• horizon

A point due to either latitude or altitude/elevation that creates the right conditions for snow always to be present.

• freezer

• snow line

• La Nina

• winter

Large bodies of water that can be fresh or marine that are smaller than oceans but bigger than ponds.

• sea

• river

• bayou

• lakes

Epiphytic plants that live in tropical regions and grow in rosettes to trap water.

• gymnosperms

• monkeys

• bromeliads

• roses

These govern the population in an ecosystem or biome and include water, food, & habitat.

• King of the Jungle

• determining factors

• economics

• limiting factors

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The Taiga or snow forest that contains 1/3 of all the trees on the planet.

• tundra

• temperate rainforest

• boreal forest

• Tropical rainforest

This type of factor contributes to the health of an ecosystem and can include a variety of minerals and elements like carbon, hydrogen, Sulphur, oxygen, and phosphorus.

• radiation

• chemical factors

• multiplication factors

• Epcot

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